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Advent reflection guide 2016: A season to embrace Gospel nonviolence

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The Advent Reflection Guide for 2016 from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns contains reflections, questions, prayers, and actions based on each week’s Gospel reading and the discussions by Catholic peacemakers who attended the landmark Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in April 2016.

"The presenters in the fourth and final webinar on the landmark Nonviolence & Just Peace conference offered their insights into the significance of the Appeal and other outcomes of the conference, as well as ways that listeners can become involved in the spirituality and practice of nonviolence in the church through the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative."

For the link to the third webinar for The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, click here bit.ly/2gDPTP5

Webinar #3: Nonviolence and Just Peace: Moving beyond war

"Building off the previous webinar on experiences of nonviolence in violent conflict zones and Jesus’ way of nonviolence, this webinar addressed “Nonviolence and Just Peace: Moving beyond war.” What are the developments in theological reflection and praxis of just peace and how does this build on the scriptures and trajectory of Catholic social thought? How would a turn to just peace impact our moral analysis of conflicts, practices, and engagement with the broader society, including policy makers? What could be the role of the Church in moving beyond the notion of justified war?"